Texas Southern hires Johnny Jones as next basketball coach

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - JANUARY 21: Head Coach Johnny Jones of the LSU Tigers watches the officials during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Bud Walton Arena on January 21, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Tigers 99-86. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - JANUARY 21: Head Coach Johnny Jones of the LSU Tigers watches the officials during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Bud Walton Arena on January 21, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - JANUARY 21: Head Coach Johnny Jones of the LSU Tigers watches the officials during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Bud Walton Arena on January 21, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Tigers 99-86. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - JANUARY 21: Head Coach Johnny Jones of the LSU Tigers watches the officials during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Bud Walton Arena on January 21, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Jones, the associate head coach at Nevada last season, will be introduced at a news conference Wednesday.

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Before his stint at Nevada, Jones was 90-72 in five seasons at LSU, his alma mater.He led the Tigers to two postseason appearances — NIT and NCAA — and coached Ben Simmons, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.

Before taking the LSU job, Jones was head coach for 11 seasons at North Texas, where he was 190-146 overall and took the Mean Green to two NCAA Tournaments.

Jones takes over for Davis, who won at least a share of the Southwestern Athletic Conference title during each of his first five seasons. TSU also earned its first NCAA Tournament win in program history in March.